Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-29

Edgar, OF Michigan, on behalf OF the com
mittee on PENSIONS, moved that the rules be
suspended and the house concur In the senate
amendment TO the Mexican pension bill. The
motion was agreed to.
The bill only requires the starnal or the
president to become a law.
Belmont, OF New York, introduced In the
house to-day a bill to protect American yes
sells against unwarrantsble and unlawful DIE
elimination In the ports OF British North
America. The bill authorizes the president
tC prohibit vessels bearing the British flag and
coming from such foreign ports entering ports
OF the United States, or from exercising such
privileges therein as he may define. 1t also
authorizes the president TO forbid the en-
trance by land from the provinces OF British
North America OF all merchandise; also OF all
cars, locomotives or other rolling stock OF any
railroad company chartered under the laws Of
said provinces.
WAsuINGTON, Jan. lS.-Ir the morning
hour the house resumed consideration OF the
Joint resolution authorizing an investigation
OF the accounts OF PaciHc railroads, which
was passed without division.
The resolution setting aside January % for
consideration Of the Blair educational bill was
called up and the house-l65 to 16-rcfuscd
TO lay IL on the table, but the morning hour
having expired before final action could be
taken, Crisp called up and the house proceed.
ca To consider the conference report Of the
interstate bill.
After considerable debate between Crisp and
ButtcrwOrth on the long aud short haul clause,
the former commended the bill to those rep.
resGntatives OF the people who believed there
was some substantial wrong being done by
railroad corporations, who believed that the
murmurs OF the people were well founded
and who proposed 10 make the first assertion
OF the power Of the government to csntro
these corporations.
Hopkins, Of Illinois, supported the report
Pending farther debate the matter wen
over.
WAsnISGToN, Jan. l9.-The bill for the
completion OF the government building at Ne
braska City was taken up and referred TO com,
mittee Of the whole.
Consideration OF the inter. state commerce
bin was resumed
Mr.. Outhwaite, Of Ohio, offered a resolution
asking the secretary OF the treasury 10 report
TO the house the amount Of Indebtedness tC
the United States from railroads subsidized
by the government.
The house then adjourned.
W~AsHINGroN, Jan. 20-Tho house passed ,
resolution calling on the secretary Of the
treasury TO inform the house the sums oil
money which were owing TO the United States
on the lst Of January, 1857, from Pacific rail
roads. The object OF the resolution is to get
tie opinion Of the treasury department as 70
the effect OF the passage Of the house funding
bill.
The following committee reports were sub,
mittcd and referred
From the committee on territories, a bin for
the admission Of the state OF Washington.
From the committee on foreign affairs, for
the suppression Of the opium traffic, Placed
on the house calendar.
From the committee on library, for the com.
pletion Of the monument Of Mary, Mother OF
Washington, NJ fredericksburg Referred 10
the committee Of the whole.
From the committee on agriculture, auth.
orizing the COMMISSIONS of agriculture 10
make special distribution Of seed in the
drought-stricken section OF Texas. Referred
To he committee Of the whole.
At . o'clock the house resumed considers,
ton Of the conference report on the inter.
state bill, and an understanding
was arrived at by which 4 session was or
dcred for tonight for discussion OF the re.
port, at the close Of which session the ques
tion will be considered as ordered and the vote
on the adoption Of the report taken tomorrow
morning.
lltlt W dE "A FllliI dAAtbddiAC VI Nilb :
In the house this evening. The debate was
renewed on the interstate bill, and
Mr.. Rowell, Of Illinois, replied 10 many Of the
criticisms advanced against the bill, arguing
that the courts and commission woIld have
little difficulty in placing proper interprcta
ton on the provisions Of the measure.
After further debate the house adjourned.
WAsmSGToN, Jan. 2l.-After the reading
Of the journal the speaker stated that the reg
ular order was the vote upon the adoption OF
the conference report on the interstate com
merce bill.
The vote was takenon adopting the con
ference report. 1t was agreed to-yeas 2l9
nays Al.
Those voting In the negative were Messrs
Allen, Of Massachusetts,; Anderson, of Ohio:
Bliss, Boutelle, Boyle, Bragg, Brumn, Camp
bell, of Ohio; Caswell, Dibble, Evans, FELTON,
Findlay, Frederick, Gay, Gilman, Grosvenor
Hayden, Hin, Johnson, Of New York
Kelly, Ketcham, Libby, Long, Markham
Martin, Mckenna, Miller, Morrow, Oates,
Omen, OF Pennsylvania O'Neill, Of Missouri
Ranney, Reed, of Maine; Rice, Seymour.
Wadsworth, Watt, Weaver, of Iowa; White
OF Pennsylvania.
The bill, after being enrolled and signed
10y the presiding officers OF the two houses,
will be sent TO the president for his action.
Mr., Crisp, of Georgia, from the committed
on commerce, reported back the resolution
requesting the secretary OF the treasury tc
make inquiry OF contractors of passenger cars
and steamboats,, and any other persons ne
may think capable OF giving Information on
the subject, as TO the best methods Of cou,
structing and heating the same. Adopted.
Mr.. Belmont. OF New York, introduced q
resolution calling on the president for copies
Of such correspondence up to the present
day between this and the British government
AS he may decide can BOW be properly made
public in regard TO the deprivation inflicted
in Canadian ports on American vessels having
the right to touch and trade, a liberty hereto.
fore enjoyed by such vessels. Referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
At its evening session the house passeC
twenty pension bills, including ono granting
pension Of $50 per month to the widow of Gen
Thomas Francis MeasheT, and, at 0;20, al
iourned until tomorrow.
Rights of Fishermen.
Tho hill rpnorte6 hy Senator FdmunlS